⚾️NATS EXTRA: Bryce’s Big Blast Sends Easter Crowd Home Happy — Nats Top Phils 6-4 Despite Another Bullpen Meltdown!

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The Nats and Bryce Harper were down to their last strike on Easter Sunday. Nats relievers had blown a fine pitching performance by Gio Gonzalez and turned a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 deficit.

With two men on and two out in the bottom of the 9th and a 3-2 count on Harper, the Nat’s prospects for salvaging the “rubber game” of three with the Phils looked dim. But, Phils’ reliever Joaquin Benoit grooved a fast ball and Harper teed off, sending a towering blast 421 feet over the fence in the deepest part of center field at Nats Park. It was his second homer of the day (4th of the year) and his sixth career “walk off.” Take a look at the above link.

Also, congrats to the Washington Wizards for getting their playoff run off to a good start with a  114-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks behind a personal playoff high of 32 points from star guard John Wall. 🏀

Not as good a result for the Washington Caps on Saturday night in their Stanley Cup quest. The Caps dropped a tough one in overtime to the underdog Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-3. The teams move to Toronto for the next game on Monday night with the series tied 1-1.🏒